The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Confusion about TurboCache with Acer5633WLMi

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by cosmosis, Sep 2, 2007.

  1. cosmosis

    cosmosis Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I'm very confused about the comparison between these two particular Acer models - I know that they are much discussed in these forums, but I've joined here to ask something in specific!

    Acer 5633WLMi - LX.AY30X.049
    http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5633WLMi_LX.AY30X.049/version.asp

    Acer 5613AWLMi - LX.AY50X.062
    http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5613AWLMi_LX.AY50X.062/version.asp

    All the talk about the 5613 is of the Nvidia 7300 card, and this mythical TurboCache.

    I've done some research and have decided that Turbocache is a good thing, but, when I looked at a more detailed specifications list of the 5633 model, it also looks to have the same TurboCache card (but with 128 dedicated memory). Yet , there is no mention of TurboCache in the product feedback concerning the 5633 - and that has me really confused!

    Does the 5633 model I linked to above have TurboCache, is it infact (slightly) more powerful than the 5613?

    Are these guys playing a trick with me, by offering the 5633 at a higher price to suggest superiority, when in fact the 5613 is better for my needs?

    I need a notebook that can handle broadband, imaging, some video, and some gaming. I don't play extremely demanding games, and don't care about having everything on high settings. I know you guys are tech-heads and probably spit on these pitiful things :) but I'm not looking for a super computer, just a good one.
     
    cosmosis, Sep 2, 2007
    #1
  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

    Reputations:
    5,504
    Messages:
    9,788
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    The 5613 has half the dedicated RAM of the 5633. That's really all that matters. However, the Go7300 is a weak card and you won't notice the difference between 64 and 128 Mb of VRAM.

    If you are going to game on your machine, I highly recommend getting a better GPU. The 7300 is entry level and won't be able to handle too many games.
     
    Lithus, Sep 2, 2007
    #2